#1976-#2351. A. S. Hitchcock : Oregon, Washington, California, 1927; Newfoundland and Labrador, 1928, Africa, 1929

by: Hitchcock, A. S. (Albert Spear), 1865-1935

Publication date: 1927

Topics: Botany, Botanists, Grasses

Collection: sifieldbooks; biodiversity

Digitizing sponsor: Smithsonian Field Book Project

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

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The photograph album compiled by A.S. Hitchcock of images from collecting trips during 1927-1929. Locations include Africa (Victoria Falls, Euphorbia, Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe, Lake challu Mt. Kilimanjaro, Naivasha); United States (Oregon (Umpqua forest), Cascade Forest, Washington, California); Canada (Newfoundland, St. JohnÕs, Labrador); United Kingdom (Kew Gardens); Teneriffe Island; Nairobi; South Africa (Cape Town), St. Helena Island. Subject matter includes landscapes, examples of vegetation, city and village scenes; informal images of local people; formal portraits; Zimbabwe ruins

Abstract: The photograph album compiled by A.S. Hitchcock of images from collecting trips during 1927-1929. Locations include Africa (Victoria Falls, Euphorbia, Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe, Lake challu Mt. Kilimanjaro, Naivasha); United States (Oregon (Umpqua forest), Cascade Forest, Washington, California); Canada (Newfoundland, St. JohnÕs, Labrador); United Kingdom (Kew Gardens); Teneriffe Island; Nairobi; South Africa (Cape Town), St. Helena Island. Subject matter includes landscapes, examples of vegetation, city and village scenes; informal images of local people; formal portraits; Zimbabwe ruins.